Field Hockey’s Phia Gladieux Named First Team All-Big TenField Hockey’s Phia Gladieux Named First Team All-Big Ten

Field Hockey’s Phia Gladieux Named First Team All-Big Ten

Senior Julia Lamb earns team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.  – The Penn State field hockey team (8-9, 2-6 B1G) received its Big Ten post-season awards today and senior Phia Gladieux has been named first team All-Big Ten once again. Senior Julia Lamb was also honored with the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

Gladieux ends her stellar Penn State career with her fifth straight first team All-Big Ten honor. With NFHCA regional and national honors still to come, Gladieux’s career accolades are elite: 2024 Olympian (Paris); First team All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024); NFHCA first team All-Region (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); NFHCA second team All-American (2020), NFHCA first team All-American (2021, 2022, 2023).; NFHCA Mideast Regional Player of the Year (2021, 2022); Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2021, 2023); 2022 NCAA All-Tournament Team; Honda Award Finalist for Field Hockey (2022); Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023); Big Ten Player of the Year (2022); Penn State Female Athlete of the Year (2022-23); NFHCA National All-Academic Team (2021. 2022, 2023); Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023). The Boyertown, Pa., native had 44 points this season off 20 goals and four assists. She leaves Penn State as the school’s all-time leading goal scorer (94) and all-time leader in points (94 goals, 14 assists.).

Senior Julia Lamb was honored as Penn State’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. Lamb closed out her Penn State career this year as a four-year letterwinner, having started the last two years. Lamb played in 40 games throughout her Penn State career, starting 31. She was voted team captain this year by her teammates as well. Lamb’s other accolades include: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023); three-time NFHCA National All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023).

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